Pattern for bibs.



0. M. HOWARD. PATTERN FOR BIBS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 2, 1911.

Patented M31125, 1913.

OGRAPH CHARLES M. HOWARD, OLE NEW YORK, N. Y.

PATTERN FOR BIBS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 2, 1911.

Patented Mar. 25, 1913. Serial No. 647,423.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES M. HOWARD, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, city and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Patterns for Bibs, of which the following is a specification, accompanied by drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in patterns for bibs for babies and young children, and the objects of the invention are to enable the bib to be readily and quickly cut out of the material from which it is to be made, by imprinting the outlines of the bib directly upon the material, with indications for forming the hem and cutting the facing for the edge of the neck opening.

To these ends the invention consists of a pattern substantially as hereinafter described and claimed in the specification and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which the figure is a view of the pattern as imprinted upon the material.

Referring to the drawings, the material A for the bib, which may be any suitable material, is indicated by the broken lines B, and one or more pattern outlines may be indicated upon the material as desired, in this instance but one pattern being shown by way of illustration.

The outline of the body portion C of the bib may be of any desired shape and is preferably indicated by the full lines, with a neck opening D at one end, preferably of semi-circular shape. Indications, preferably in dotted lines, are also provided around the edges of the body portion for cutting the material to form the hem on the sides E and end F. The material for the hems H at the sides follows the curve of the body portion, and is preferably provided with the gores or darts J to enable the hem to be folded smoothly upon the body portion. The hem K at the bottom is adapted to be folded upon the body portion after cutting along thedotted lines.

Since considerable wear comes at the neck, the edges of the neck opening are adapted to be faced oi reinforced and for this purpose the outline O of the facing conforming to the neck opening is imprinted on the fabric in semi-circular parallel outlines lying opposite the outline of the neck opening, said facing being preferably joined to the ends of the neck opening and forming a continuation of the outlines of the body portion and neck opening. The facing is adapted to be cut out around the outline O and folded along the dotted lines Q down around the neck opening D, and sewed, or otherwise secured to the body portion to reinforce the edge of the neck opening. The hems H at the sides E of the body portion may first be folded upon the body portion and thus the facing O is preferably overcast upon the hems.

An alternative construction is also indicated for facing or hemming the neck opening, instead of using the facing O. The dotted lines R indicate a narrow hem around the inside of the neck opening preferably provided with the slits or darts S to enable the hem to be laid substantially smoothly over the edge of the neck opening and stitched or secured in place. It is to be understood that both the facing O and the hem R are preferably indicated on the pattern and either or both may be used for the neck opening as desired.

If desired, the outlines of the strings or tapes may be indicated upon the material at I P, in which the dotted lines indicate how the material is to be cut, so that the tapes may be folded double and hemmed along their length and at the ends.

In case the material is out along the dotted lines R instead of around the facing O, the facing should be cut oif along the dotted lines T, leaving short hems for the ends of the neck portion to be folded along the lines Q. Both indications for the facing O and hem R are preferably shown on the pattern and either or both methods of facing the neck opening may be used as desired. If both are used, the hem R is first folded over and then the facing O is folded along the lines Q and overcast upon the hem R.

It will be seen that in accordance with this invention, time and labor are saved by the purchaser in making the bibs, because the necessity of laying out the pattern on the material is avoided, and all the necessary cutting and folding operations are indicated directly upon the material itself.

I claim and desire to obtain by Letters Patent the following A one piece pattern for a bib imprinted upon the material from which the bib is to be made, comprising the outline of the body portion of the bib having a semi-circular neck opening outlined at one end, and a facing conforming to the neck opening ini- In testimony whereof I have signed this printed on the fabric in semi-circular paralspecification in the presence of two subscrlblel outlines lying opposite the outline of the ing Witnesses.

neck opening, said facing being joined to CHARLES M. HOWARD.

the ends of the neck opening and forming 2 WVit-nesses: continuation of the outlines of the body por- FRED. G. HOWARD, tion and neck opening. HENRY SHELDON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, 1 Washington, I). G." I 

